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Fruits contains a large amount of vitamins and trace elements, so eating some fresh fruits is beneficial for keeping health and supplying nutrients. However, the condition of kidney disease patients is different. If patients eat wrongly, it

Can End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Patients Eat Pears

2014-10-12 02:49

Fruits contains a large amount of vitamins and trace elements, so eating some fresh fruits is beneficial for keeping health and supplying nutrients. However, the condition of kidney disease patients is different. If patients eat wrongly, it will worsen illness condition and increase the risk of complications. Well then, can End Stage Renal Disease patients eat pears?

Frankly, there is no exact answer for this question. Because the illness condition can be different from person to person. Therefore, whether you can eat pears or not with Stage 5 Kidney Disease need to depend on your own illness condition. If you want to get an individualized diet plan, you’d better attach your test reports to kidney-symptoms@hotmail.com and we will do our best to help you.

You are allowed to eat pears with end stage kidney disease if you are in the following conditions:

1. High blood pressure

High blood pressure is one of leading causes of kidney disease. Pears happen to be a fruit which contain a large amount of vitamin B. And vitamin B can protect heart health, relieve fatigue and enhance the vitality of myocardium and lower high blood pressure.

2. Constipation

If patients have bowel function disorders, especially when patients have dry stool or constipation, patients are suggested to eat pears. Because it contains a large amount of pectin which contributes to digestion and relieving constipation.

The main reason of severe swelling is due to the water retention. And pears are rich in water and eating too much pears will aggravate illness condition and cause further kidney damage.

2. High BUN level

High BUN level is always associated with severe kidney damage. And pears contain a large amount of protein. Eating too much protein is the huge burden for damaged kidneys. Therefore, it is better if you avoid eating pears with high BUN level.

The mentioned above is the general introduction about “can end stage renal disease patients eat pears” We sincerely hope you can get benefits from the passage and recover as early as possible.

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